Dear NWUUC Congregation,
I hope to see you all at the congregational meeting this Sunday, May 22, 2022, immediately following the service! We will need a quorum to vote on anything – at least 20% of our membership – so please attend in person, via Zoom, or by proxy (see instructions on how to do that below).
We will be voting to approve the minutes from our last congregational meeting on 5/23/21, our proposed budget for 22-23, and the slate of nominees for next year’s Board, Leadership Development and Endowment Committees. Per the Bylaws, the Board has approved the slate for MTLs, but they are provided for your information.
An email will be sent to all members today with reports from the ministry teams and the professional staff, along with the proposed budget for 2022-2023. Grier Page, our financial trustee, and the entire board of trustees have been working hard on it! We will answer any questions you might have and will be looking for your vote of approval.
Finally, David Stewart is coming back to us with the latest developments on the loan for our preschool, explaining what has changed, and will be asking for your vote to move forward.
If you cannot attend in person or on Zoom and want your vote to be counted, please email your proxy to secretary Sandy Davis at board@nwuuc.org. The email should follow this general format: I, (your name) hereby give (name of person you are giving your proxy) the right to cast my vote in the congregational meeting on May 22, 2022.
I look forward to being together!
Lynne Dale
President
NWUUC Board of Trustees
Sunday Coffee Hour is resuming
and Kitchen Volunteers are needed
Sunday Coffee Hour is back with a delightful surprise – a NEW COFFEE STATION in our beautiful social hall. But we need more volunteers to help make this enjoyable after-service interaction time possible – especially 3rd, 4th, and occasional 5th Sundays. Critical substitutes are very welcomed! Can you manage to help with set-up or clean-up? Please contact Anne Bennett at anne.bennett@gmail.com. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Two More Weeks To Own A Bob Thacker Painting!
We hope everyone who has been coming to in-person services at Northwest
has had a good look at the charming paintings of Bob Thacker in
Subramanian Hall.
They are available for purchase through a bidding system, and since there
are so few of us, you can probably acquire your favorite/s for a reasonable
price. For those of you who have gotten used to attending services in your
pajamas, we will be posting most of the artwork online in the coming weeks.
We are grateful to Susie Thacker for donating the work to Northwest.
Helene and Nancy Johnson
Circle Supper
Make plans now for our June supper, Saturday, June 18. And while you’re at it, consider hosting one of these dinners. No cooking; the party comes to you.
Watch for your eVite early next week and sign up to reserve your spot. Please call Judy McKinley or Kat Benoy if you need to know more.
Kids Summer Camp at The Mountain
Time to think about summer camp for the kids at The Mountain, our UU retreat and learning center outside Highlands, NC in their 42nd year of offering camp! Registration is open till June 1st for 1-2 week camp for ages 6 – 17 starting June 12. There are also some camp staff positions open. For information visit themountainrlc.org or call 828-526-5838 for more camp information and info on other upcoming events.
General Assembly (GA) is the annual meeting of our Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Participants worship, witness, learn, connect, and make policy for the Association through democratic process.
In 2022, we will have the option of meeting online or in-person! For those who enjoyed the convenience and accessibility of remote participation, General Assembly will continue to offer virtual attendance with robust programming and enhanced delegate discussion tools. For those who have been missing the physical experience, GA 2022 will also feature face-to-face interactions, hanging banners, a browsable exhibit hall, meals with friends old and new, local site attractions, and more! Join us June 22 – 26, 2022 online or in-person in Portland, Oregon.
If you would like to be considered to be one of our four delegates, please submit your name to the Board. We currently have two approved delegates but there is still time for the Board to approve another two.
